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The U.S. Supreme Court will be hearing arguments in a sex-discrimination lawsuit against Walmart.

Mar. 24, 2011

The Chicago Educational Facilities Task Force recently released a set of recommendations that includes procedures for closing schools. Task force co-chair and State Representative Cynthia Soto talks about those findings and new school closures. Then WBEZ’s Robert Wildeboer and Samuel Vega join host Alison Cuddy to discuss the implications of a video obtained by WBEZ that appears to show Chicago police officers allowing a group of people to taunt an individual sitting inside a police car. Labor and employment law expert Zev Eigen discusses details around the discrimination case against Walmart.

Two Daley-appointed aldermen fight for jobs

Mar. 24, 2011
One of the most effective tools a Chicago mayor has to influence the city council is the ability to appoint aldermen when there is a vacancy. Mayor Richard Daley had the opportunity seven times in the past four years.

Cheat Sheet: School closings, YouTube and breakfast

Mar. 24, 2011
Every month WBEZ education reporter Linda Lutton joins Eight Forty-Eight for Cheat Sheet - the unofficial, irreverent guide to Chicago’s Board of Education meetings.Parents and teachers sounded off on the district’s newest list of school closings.

The '80s offers clues about today's economic environment

Mar. 24, 2011
If the '80s is your destination you won’t actually need a DeLorean to get there.

New play moves a classic story to Mexico

Mar. 24, 2011
When playwright Tanya Saracho set out to adapt Anton Chekov’s The Cherry Orchard she wound up writing a very personal story.

Report connects dots between arts education and future arts attendance

Mar. 24, 2011
Playwrights and directors generally hope they’ll have a sold-out show.